OMG!!!!!!!!!! I just got my pictures back from vacation.....
OMG..... So I just got my pictures back from vacation.... Why did no one tell me that I was that big. I could not believe that was me. I am so upset. But it is ok. I am never going to have another vacation picture where I am going to be that big. From today on I am only going to get smaller. It is crazy cause I was always heavy between 180 and 200. And I am now 240 but I never felt huge. I didnt feel any different than when I was 180. But after looking at these new pictures, I found some old pictures of me when I was about 21 and OMG.... I thought that I was huge then. I was so skinny. (not like a size 0) but I was about a 14. I would give anything to be there now. LOL. It is just crazy that I have gained about 60 pounds and I dont feel any different. Maybe that is why it has taken me so long to get motivated. But after these pictures. OMG. That is enough motivation for me. I am going to keep these pictures with me at all times, so when I am feeling depressed or like I want to give up.
It happen like that for me too! I didn't realize how big I was until I saw myself in vacation pictures during a hike where I'd taken my t-shirt off and was just in my tank top. OMG! Talk about motivating pictures though! You're NOT alone and you can do it! ~
Daphne, I had a similar experience recently. I just avoid being photographed whenever possible, but my husband's niece was visiting from France and she was taking lots of family photos to show her family, and I was dying knowing that these people haven't seen me in years and will be appalled at how much I've gained! I was trying to hide behind others, etc, but who am I fooling, even if they can only see an arm and a head, I am still fat!
I had quit weighing and had convinced myself that I was fine with being a fat person. I had also decided that I had reached a point of equilibrium where my weight was stable, since I'd been wearing the same size for a couple of years. But in reality I was noticing that my energy level was continuing to drop and that I was avoiding doing things that I once loved to do with my kids, etc. When my jeans finally were getting really tight, and I was going to have to move up another size, I finally got on the scale, and I'd gained about 30 lbs since I'd last weighed a few years ago! So, all these things were really a slap in the face and a wake up call. And you're right - also a good motivation! I've lost 22 lbs so far, and I feel so much better and my tight jeans are pretty loose now, and instead of buying the next size up I expect to buy a smaller size in the fall. And next year, when we visit my husband's family, I will happily be in lots of pictures! When you look at your vacation pictures next year, you will be so proud!
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i can relate to that!! for years i never thought i was that overweight and then i saw some photos of myself (of which i have uploaded, link in signature) and i was like Oh My God, was awful..
At least you'll have a Before shot. I was so good at avoiding having my picture taken that I have nothing within 50 pounds for a before shot. I felt pretty crafty before but I'm regretting it now.
Stick that baby in your purse and use the motivation.
dek6 - Don't beat yourself up. You are already making great progress. And look at it this way... now you have some before pictures.
I think we've all been there, mine were from my neice's birthday party. There was a picture of me from the back and when I saw it, I was like "Whoa, who was there with the same shirt as me? Oh no, that is ME!!"
I hear you girl.
pictures are a great wake you up. Some friends came over last weekend and we took some pics, and I hate how I look, and this is after loosing 40+ lbs. I thought my pictures would show a slim me, lol. I still have alot to go, but think if you keep looking at these pics, maybe they will keep you moving.
cheryl
My brother got married in Bermuda in May and EVERYONE there was a size 2 or below, and I felt huge. I wore a halter dress to the ceremony and thought I looked nice, but then when they had all the family shots and other pictures, I didn't realize how huge my arms looked until I was looking at the pictures. I wish I could replace those family pictures (forever in my brother's wedding album) with pictures of me, now almost 40 pounds lighter...
When DH and I got married I didn't think I was all that fat until I got the pic's back. There was one pic of me standing sideways in front of the minister. OMG, I looked huge. This was 10 yrs. ago and I was still squeezing into a size 16, although I must have been 210 lbs. (know the drill, put the jeans on when they are still slightly damp so they stretch better and lay down to get them zipped, use a coat hanger on the zipper if needed and wear a 2X t-shirt and blame it on the big boobs). I only wish I had used these pic's for motivation instead of hiding them away. It took me 8 yrs. to face how fat I was and another 24 lbs . to boot.
I've never felt I was big until I came to Canada. lol In Houston/Texas there are loads of morbidly obese people so I blended in just fine. NOW, in Toronto it is another store. When I see myself in pictures beside my friends...it is even worse!!
I can SO relate! My mom has this picture from my younger brothers wedding...I thought I looked really nice, I really looked like a line-backer! Lucky me, it's a 'family photo' so it is hanging in the living room. Whenever I need a reality check to get myself back into my healthy routine...there it is!
OMG!!!!!!!!!! I just got my pictures back from vacation.....
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